Scotland ends all coal power
Scotland has marked the end of its coal-powered history by demolishing the huge chimney at its last remaining coal plant at Longannet in Fife.
Utilities
Kenya Powerโs meter reading & revenue collection teams adopt electric motorcycles
Kenyaโs electric utility company, Kenya Power, which is currently the only electricity off-taker in the country that has the mandate of procuring, distributing, and retailing electricity across the country, is piloting electric motorcycles.
Six major U.S. utilities will build a massive EV charging network across 16 states
The fear of running out of battery power is a barrier to many customers who might purchase an EV. This new coalition helps address that concern.
Zimbabwe electric utility company ZEDTC starts solar net metering
Net metering is one of the best ways of catalyzing the rapid uptake of distributed renewable energy generation.
Homes in Scotland will be the worldโs first to use 100% green hydrogen
Scotlandโs gas SGN company will outfit some 300 homes in Fife with free hydrogen boilers, heaters, and cooking appliances. The effort is the largest attempt so far to test whether carbon-free hydrogen can help the UK meet its carbon goals.
Renewables are the only major power source to grow in 2020
In its annual World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reported that renewables are expected to overtake coal as the primary means of producing electricity by 2025.
Fukushima to be reborn as $2.7bn wind and solar power hub
A plan is under way to develop 11 solar power plants and 10 wind power plants in the prefecture, on farmlands that cannot be cultivated anymore and mountainous areas from where population outflows continue.
The world’s largest offshore wind farm just came online off the shores of Britain
The massive wind farm now has 50 of 174 turbines spinning. When completed, the project will have more than double the capacity of the current largest offshore installation.
Florida Power & Light plans for 30 million solar panels by 2030
The ยย30 by 30ยยณ expansion will change the dynamics and make Florida a real leader of solar in the world.
French state-owned utility EDF to invest 8 billion euros in power storage business
ยWith storage we can smooth out the intermittence of renewable energy and guarantee the balancing of power grids,ย EDF chief executive Jean-Bernard Levy told reporters.